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Protestors gather outside 'horrific' South Australian piggery to demand its closure
- Up to 100 protestors are currently gathered outside Andgar Piggery in Dublin, north of Adelaide
- The protestors are demanding the closure of the facility, following the release of footage captured by Farm Transparency Project which revealed extreme suffering and neglect at the facility
A large protest has formed outside the gates of Andgar Piggery north of Adelaide, following the release of footage earlier this month by animal protection organisation Farm Transparency Project (FTP). The footage, captured across two nights in June, showed pigs living in deep pools of their own waste, others with large untreated injuries, and a pile of dead rotting pigs left in a shed amongst which numerous live pigs were trapped. The footage has led to a formal investigation by the RSPCA and the South Australian government.
Executive Director of FTP, Chris Delforce: "The horrific level of neglect revealed at this piggery is the inevitable outcome of an industry that cares only about profit and is left to set its own rules. Once again, it has taken a member of the public to uncover shocking animal cruelty, and volunteer investigators to bring it to light and demand justice for these animals. Closing this facility is the only appropriate action."
Footage and photos from the protest (uploaded throughout the day): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KEaHc_UFBVrdlODk4NlVqYJvYk7GnDXn?usp=drive_link
Protest location: Andgar Piggery, 18 Long Plains Rd, Dublin SA.
Contact for interviews:
Chris Delforce, Executive Director: 0401 763 340 | [email protected]
Harley McDonald-Eckersall, Strategy and Campaigns Director: 0480 344 607 | [email protected]
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